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Flowerofthewest Wed 19-Mar-14 22:44:33

May have missed this if someone has commented then I apologise. What do others think of the Facebook/Twitter 'no make up selfie' thing that has gone viral.

merlotgran Wed 26-Mar-14 11:24:48

This cancer awareness thing is getting to be a pain to be honest. I'm all for fundraising but last night a good friend of mine posted on facebook that she had 'just used her boobs to get out of a speeding ticket'. Naturally, there was a good response to her comment. Some of it very funny.

However....I then received a message from her which said,

You should not have liked or commented! Now you have to pick one of the 14 below and post to your status. This is the 2014 breast cancer awareness game. Don't be a spoil sport choose your poison, and change your status.

1) Damn diarrhea
2) Just used my boobs to get out of a speeding ticket
3) Anyone have a tampon, I'm out
4) How do you get rid of foot fungus
5) Why is nobody around when I'm horny?
6) No toilet paper goodbye socks!
7)Someone offered me a job as a prostitute but I'm hesitant.
8)I think I'm in love with someone what should I do?
9)I've decided 2 stop wearing underwear. 10)I still love my ex. 11)I really don't know how 2 tell anyone and I'm sick of hiding it I'm gay.
12)Guess it was 2 good 2 b true I'm pregnant.
13)Just won $7000 on a scratchy.
14)I've just found out I've been cheated on for the past 5 months.
Post with no explanations.

Sorry, I fell for it too ! Sorry and ha ha! Looking forward to your post! Xx

Tough if she thinks I'm a spoilsport but if I participate in this load of American rubbish my friends and family will comment and then I will have to copy and paste the above to them and I doubt they'll be amused.

DON'T respond if you get one of these on facebook.

Unless you think it's fun hmm

Elegran Wed 26-Mar-14 11:31:23

It is blackmail.

Flowerofthewest Wed 26-Mar-14 11:36:24

I stuck by my principle and posted two infograms to help raise awareness, one on Kidney Cancer and one on Prostate. Hope that was enough.

Lona Wed 26-Mar-14 13:28:10

CRUK have posted on FB today that we have raised £8 million with the 'barefaced selfie'.

Flowerofthewest Wed 26-Mar-14 19:13:53

Thats good

TAB12 Thu 03-Apr-14 17:51:26

I will sponsor you Galen let me know how to do that, have only quickly read your main post. you are brilliant for doing thissmile